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Food of the gods: the search for the original tree of knowledge : a radical history of plants, drugs, and human evolution

Food of the Gods explores archaeology, anthropology, early religion, and pre-historic goddess cultures to present a shocking new theory of the birth of human consciousness, language, spirit and culture. McKenna believes that the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge that separated humans from their fellow beasts was a hallucinogenic mushroom. Illustrated.

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LibraryThing Review

User Review - Kronomlo - LibraryThing

Though the main subject of this book is the psychedelic mushroom, he elaborates extensively on modern culture and its "Dominator" mindset. He mentions the book "The Chalice and the Blade" by Riane ...Read full review

FOOD OF THE GODS: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge

User Review - Jane Doe - Kirkus

The ethnobotanist co-author of Psilocybin: The Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide (not reviewed) puts forth the theory that magic mushrooms are the original ``tree of knowledge'' and that the general lack ...Read full review